Southeast Asian Defense Cost Reduction Moves Budget to New Corona Countermeasures September 2: 4:06
In Southeast Asian countries, where the economy is deteriorating due to the spread of the new coronavirus, some countries are taking urgent measures to reduce defense spending and spend their budget on the new coronavirus.
Of these, the Thai government has reduced the national defense budget by 230 billion baht this year, 8% of the Japanese yen by approximately 782 billion yen, and is planning to procure two submarines from China, which were included in the budget plan for the next fiscal year. Announced that it will suspend payments to and delay the procurement.
Prime Minister Prayut said at a press conference on March 31, "The situation has been exacerbated by the new coronavirus. The Navy will spare no expense." did.
In addition, the Philippine government also returned 10% of the national defense budget to the national treasury, including the national defense budget of 192.1 billion pesos and the Japanese yen of approximately 420 billion yen for the modernization of military equipment. Then I announced.
In Southeast Asian countries, the economic downturn is severe, and even some countries are forced to reduce defense costs, and they are faced with urgent decision-making regarding the sovereignty over the South China Sea, and are faced with a difficult decision.